Latino Speaker Uses Satire to Fight Racism

Author Gustavo Arellano will give a free lecture, “Beaner, Wetback and Other Spicy Words You Can’t Say But Should: Satire as Hammer Against Anti-Immigrant Madness,” Wednesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m. in Westmont’s Founders Dining Room. Refreshments will be served at the lecture.

Arellano will discuss his nationally acclaimed column “¡Ask a Mexican!” in which he addresses questions about the Latino culture using “satire to combat racism and stereotypes against Mexicans.”

Arellano writes a weekly column in the OC Weekly, an Orange County newspaper, and is a contributing editor for the Los Angeles Times Op/Ed section. His column “¡Ask a Mexican!” is printed in 24 newspapers across the country and has received numerous awards.

The lecture is sponsored by Westmont Intercultural Programs and the Latino Cultural Organization.